Beltane

(2 syl.). A festival observed in Ireland on June 21st, and in
some parts of Scotland on May Day. A fire is kindled on the hills, and
the young people dance round it, and feast on cakes made of milk and
eggs. It is supposed to be a relic of the worship of Baal. The word is
Gaelic, and means Bel's fire; and the cakes are called beltane-cakes.